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Call for Outstanding Women Nominations
By Diane Hasili The YWCA Princeton is seeking nominations for women of achievement to honor at its signature event, the Tribute to Women Awards Dinner, to be held March 1, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Princeton. Honorary Chair of the event will be Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Concert to benefit Academic Alumni Hall of Fame
By Amber Cox, Special Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Hoping to compete with the well known Athletic Hall of Fame, the Bordentown Academic Alumni Hall of Fame decided it wanted to put up plaques in remembrance of all of the recipients. Billy “Irish” Briggs, Class of 1970, was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame this…
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LAWRENCE: Residents see red over yellow stripes
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township Council wanted to calm traffic on Bergen Street and make it safer for bicyclists and pedestrians to use the street, but its efforts at making the road a “complete street” stirred up a hornet’s net of discontent among some residents. About a dozen residents attended Township Council’s Sept. 20…
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New Year’s at Har Sinai Temple
By Har Sinai HAR SINAI CELEBRATES ROSH HASHANAH HOPEWELL TWP.- In celebration of Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah festivities at Har Sinai Temple will begin the evening of Sept. 28 with an 8 p.m. service at Hopewell Valley High School’s Performing Arts Center and continue on the 29th with a series of holiday services.…
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Community Calendar: Sept. 29 edition
Thurs., Sept. 29 Kids Movie Matinee: 2 p.m., “Rio” rated (G), Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library System; pre-registration required. Call 259-2150. Sign-ups to join the Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Allentown Public Library, 16 South Main St., Allentown. For more information, contact Marva at 609-468-6324…
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GUEST COLUMN: Hurricane doesn’t explain all JCP&L’s problems
By Robbinsville Mayor Dave Fried Today, as I send this to The Messenger-Press, the Board of Public Utilities is poised to hold two days of hearing on the performance — or lack of it — by Jersey Central Power & Light during the aftermath of Hurricane Irene last month. It may take a few weeks…
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BORDENTOWN CITY:Mt. Zion AME celebrates its 170th year
By Birgitta Wolfe, Managing Editor BORDENTOWN CITY — At a time when people change jobs and towns and beliefs at the flick of a computer key, an embodiment of stability and endurance can be found at 36 E. Burlington St. That’s the home of the Mount Zion AME Church that marks its 170th anniversary on…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Town to file complaint against JCP&L
Mayor says attorney has been retained By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE Mayor Dave Fried said Monday night the township has an attorney preparing a complaint against JCP&L for damages and expenses incurred in Robbinsville during the five-day power outage that followed Hurricane Irene. The complaint, which will be filed with the state Board…
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LAWRENCE: Taste of Lawrenceville ‘Lasagna Challenge’
”Farm To Fork The Lasagna Challenge” is the theme of the sixth annual Taste of Lawrenceville to be held on Sunday, Oct. 11. The Taste will be hosted by The Lawrenceville School in the Abbott Dining Hall from 4 to 7 p.m. This year’s event an opportunity for local chefs to face-off in a…
